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Originally posted on Thought Catalog: Blue Jasmine / Amazon.com Two years ago, 2 a.m., another heart-felt conversation about the latest drama, with the nearest party available. I was fueled by the liquid courage typical of vodka cranberries and the feeling that it had just not been my year. Of course on paper it would probably go…

Originally posted on Thought Catalog: This list was formulated through scientific research and compiled on an accurate scale of whose closet I’d most like to raid — because really, what is friendship without the clothes stealing and outfit envy? 1. Leighton Meester. s_bukley / Shutterstock.com Unlike her Gossip Girl alter ego, Leighton Meester is a…

Social media usage has been steadily increasing over the years according to PewResearch. Social media has effects on people’s behaviors and beliefs, with Facebook users more likely to be politically active and more trusting (PewResearch). Of course, with social media at an all-time high it’s impossible to see an end. That is something society will […]

The L.A. Times recently reported a study conducted by Harvard University: In a series of experiments, the researchers found that the act of disclosing information about oneself activates the same sensation of pleasure in the brain that we get from eating food, getting money or having sex. It’s all a matter of degrees of course, […]

Naturally people will ask what is the concern? Social media is a tool designed to connect us, not some uncontrollable force. The above video addresses some of the anxieties concerning social media. Does it really serve to connect us, or does it isolate us as we become more immersed in social media than our real-life […]

Facebook changed the face of social media in a way that can be described as astounding. By December 30th of 2004, less than a year after Mark Zuckerberg released the Facebook onto the World Wide Web, Facebook had a million users. Only shortly after Facebook was released to high school students and then the […]

Welcome to the modern world, where technology is improving with every passing day and the internet is a staple of a majority of American’s lives. In a time dominated by the need to connect, interact and access everything with the click of a button, it should not come as a surprise that social networking has flourished. […]

Inspired by The Circle, my final project will focus on the rise of social media in the past few years, its cultural impact and if there will ever be a time where social media will die out. I aim to address social media’s importance, especially with the younger generation and how social media has transcended beyond a […]